THE PAGNOL STORY AND INSPIRATION

When it began, Pagnol was the creation of Paulo Rosas, owner of the design and marketing studio www.SpeedMachinesDesign.com. The name came to him during a very personal moment of change and inspiriation in his life: The forthcoming birth of his son, and the launch of his new company and brand. One day, while looking through the dictionary for words and ideas, he stumbled upon the name "Marcel Pagnol" the french Novelist and filmmaker. His son now is Marcel and the brand....Pagnol!

Later, when exploring new ideas at Pagnol, the M1 jacket emerged from a crazy series of intersecting interests with James Yang, owner of www.hammerbeast.com. The M1 jacket is geared towards the everyday rider, but its function and distinctiveness were thought of while at a trackday at Willow Springs International Race Way.

Rosas and Yang realized they shared a common vision. They both wanted to create a product with a tasteful, modern, yet timeless feel that had a slim fit.

Between Paulo's design experience in MotoGP, AMA and CEV Repsol, moto apparel and gear design to fashion design and development for the likes of James Perse, Helmut Lang, tour wardrobe for Korn, Marylin Manson, Chris Cornell and James's industry media, custom motorcycle design and building and retail experience, this has resulted in an extraordinary and complimentary collaboration that pushes to the limits in our offerings.

The M1 jacket was prototyped and modified through a series of iterations, reaching the form we now present. It was the culmination of many calculated and informed design decisions that helped us set our direction. Later, the M2 was created as a more modern/architectural model. Now, we are offering the M3 Pant and M4 gloves.

OUR GOALS:

TO HONOR THE PAST AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE,

TO LIVE BY OUR PASSIONS, TO INSPIRE, TO BREAK DOWN NORMS, TO CREATE OUR OWN TERMS, TO TAKE CALCULATED RISKS, TO INNOVATE, TO LEAD, TO ASK: WHAT IF? THEN TRY IT.